Nature and timing of Quaternary glaciation in the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 88, Issue , 2014, Pages 14-54

  Owen, Lewis A ^a   Dortch, Jason M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian monsoon; Cosmogenic dating; Diamicts; Glaciers; Himalaya; Mid latitude westerlies; OSL dating; Radiocarbon dates; Tibet

Indexed keywords

ASIAN MONSOON; COSMOGENIC DATING; DIAMICTS; HIMALAYAS; MID-LATITUDE WESTERLIES; OSL DATING; RADIOCARBON DATES; TIBET;

ARID REGIONS; GLACIERS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; DIAMICTITE; GLACIATION; OROGENIC BELT; PALEOCLIMATE; QUATERNARY; RADIOCARBON DATING; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WESTERLY;

CHINA; HIMALAYAS; XIZANG;

EID: 84893378603     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.11.016     Document Type: Review

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